Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-03
DAKOTA

Navigation on DEVILS Lake has closed for
the winter.
A large deposit OF roofing slate has been
found at Dead~ood.
Jack Kease, the Philadelphia pugilist, is
visiting at Aberdeen.
Work on the Manitoba has been rdiscon.
tlnued for the winter.
The Parkston Patriot is a new pager In the
Dakota field OF journalism.
The new Catholic church at Watertown was
dedicated on Sunday, tae 2)h.
The Fisndreau Indian school has an at.
tendance OF twenty-five pupils.
The Catholic fair at Sturgis netted the
church a little more than 800.
An Indian woman, the last OF the Humboldt
tribe, recently died at Oakland.
Dehornlng cattle throughout Dakota seems
to be rapidly gaining popularity.
A site has been purchased for o new Catho.
lie church tc be erected al Custer.
Butchers at Lennox have run the price Cf
5ee'steak down TO 4 cents per pound.
The Bookings S ntinel has been sold 70
Whiting Bros, OF KiDgsSury county.
Otto Peemiller, OF Yankton, has been az
pointed a trustee OF the insane asylum.
Seven practical coal III neis have arrived al
Huron and will sink a shaft Immediately.
John Emo was run over By a Wa gon az IAN
last Thursday and perhaps fatally injured.
Tin miners IN the Black Hills expect 10
break the tin syndicate before next spri z.
A shipment Of $1,000 worth Of goli bal
Z IT, .ran ks~a. 80, I.alaranI t,,I,
DECD good is making an attempt to secure
the Brownsville and Greenwood mail route.
Custer Ciy IS congratulating itself over
the bright prospect outlooking It's ten mines.
Contra is for a thorough sy stem If drain.
age will be let at Aberdeen the first OF the
year.
Gas. PEEL c immitted su eide at BIsma ci
Thursday, by luttlng a bullet through his
head.
The COOPERATIVE Granite company at Dell
Rapids received a 5000 diamond Grill thi.
week.
Douglas & Stewart, OF Cedar Rapid, vii
bali Il.
J. W. Zltrs, Of Deadwood, Is said to have
cleaned up $50 900 out CT The Black Hills
mines.
The aggregate taxes Of Aberdeen for the
present fiscal year Will amount to about
s39, 010.
Every prc met In Trail county gave a ma.
j,rity vote against the sale OF liquor Ia that
county.
The Fremont snd E.khorn railroad opened
It's extension from Deadwood to Whitewood
Monday.
w. II. Por,e-, OF Yankton, was indicted for
violating the United States postal laws last
Monday.
Pierre will send a delegation to Washington
again this year to work for the passage Of the
Dawes bin.
The potato crop In Lincoln county this year
is said TO be greatly In excess of that of any
other season.
The city council Of Grand Forks unaninCuc-
y voted to bond the city for t50,CCO, and ask
aid OF congress to build two iron bridges
across the Red river there.
The eight ear-old son OF W.. w. Sears,
town marsha. was accidentally shot by his
brother Monday While pla, Ing with q gun
they found il an Old house.
A drove Of drunken turkeys made a strange
sight In Larimore a few days ago. They
tackled a quantity Ct stale beer which lad
been thrown insG the street.
The sisters OF the Holy Childhood, who ar
rived in Sioux Falls recently, are busily en-
gagged at FORK preparatory TO the opening OF
the 81. Rose academy In that city.
The city council Of Devils Lake have re
solved to call an election t, vote on the ques
ton OF b onding the city In $l2, 900 to sink an
a~rtesisn vel, maintain a system Of water
supply and build q town hall.
Faith In the coal discovery at Hurou IL
cresses every day. The arrival OF several prac-
teal miners and the live'y preparations be-
ing made for sinking q shaft have given the
few doubling people faith in the reported
ind.
The Farmers elevator at Tulsro. Sink
county, seven miles west Of X dieid, was
burned Friday night with It's c~onten's, almost
5000 bushels Of wheat. InsursLce, almost
5000. The FIRE originated from tie explosion
OF q lantern.
The most important transfer made In Gary
this season was effected Fr!dsy. C.. L. Shelly
sold the Deuel. county bank bIocF. with the j.
E. Smith store building, and tract OF land
adjoining. A brick block will be er. ed on
the corner.
The most brilliant event OF the year at Can.
ton was a reception sisen by ID ;lcgate Clifford
and wife at their residence Friday evening.
The time for receiving was from s to IL and
over $50 Invited guests were present and par
took OF q sumptuous repast.
The Farmers National co-ope rat,ve ipsur-
arc, company has been organic I'd at PiankiE
tor, with a c spital Of 800. 200. o ger one half
OF the stock was subscribed In that city, and
the balance throughout the territory. with
CoddIngton county in the LEAD, having about
81 900.
The electric light engine, boiler, dynsmos,
and lamps have been ordered for j jamestown,
the contract having been signed last week.
TIE engine will be ninety horse power. The
jamestown Hotel company has contracted for
the use Of l62 sixteer candle power lights for
the Gladstone. The contract STIMULATES that
the lights shall be In operation by ID .cember
Is at which time the city lights will prot ably
be ready. The Ellison light of the latcsttr
proved design Is the one selected.